Charges dropped against Rolando McClain

Misdemeanor assault charges against Raiders middle linebacker Rolando McClain have been dropped. A judge in Alabama dismissed the case because the alleged victim has opted not to proceed, according to ESPN.

McClain had been sentenced to 180 days in jail. McClain allegedly threatened to kill a man and fired a gun next to his head in a fight in his hometown of Decatur, Ala., last November. McClain’s attorney, Harvey Steinberg, had appealed the verdict and requested a jury trial.

He will not serve jail time, though the league may still choose to suspend him. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told Pro Football Talk that the situation will be reviewed under the personal conduct policy despite the exoneration.

The league office was waiting for Alabama’s legal system to do its part before it did anything.